Bale-tie.



I. M. THOMPSON.

' BALE TIE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25, 1913.

1,130,551, Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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IRWIN M. THOMPSON, on BANNISTER, LOUISIANA. I

{BALE-TIE.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed October 25, 1913. Serial No. 797,200.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, IRWIN M. THOMPSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Bannister, in the parish of Beauregard and State ofLouisiana, have invented a ""new and Improved Bale-Tie, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in bale ties, and has for anobject to provlde animproved structure which when placed in positionwill become locked to the bale.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bale tie with a spurhaving a hooked portion which when driven into place Wlll interlock withthe remaining parts so that the spur cannot work loose.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a bucklewith an interlocking spur arranged to extend at an angle, whereby thebar on the binding wire will tend to hold the spur in place andconsequently hold the buckle against shifting from one position toanother.

In carrying out the object of the invention the tie or buckle is formedfrom a single blank stamped out of sheet metal. The blank is formed witha pair of apertures for one end of the tie wire, and with an elongatedaperture through which the spur is passed when applying the buckle to abale. Arranged adjacent the elongated opening or aperture is acomparatively narrow bar which is adapted to spring to one side as thespur is driven into place, and to agaln spring back over the hook orextension on the spur, whereby the spur is locked against removal.

In the accompanying drawing-Figure 1 1s a perspective view of a buckleapplied, the same embodying certain features of the 1nvention; Fig. 2 isa top plan view of the buckle shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a blank of thebuckle shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a section through Fig. 2 approximatelyon line -t; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form ofbuckle to that shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a blank of the buckle shown inFig. 5.

Referring to the accompanying drawlng by numerals 1 indicates a bale ofany desired kind to which the buckle or tie 2 is connected. The tie 2 isassociated with a binding member or wire 3 which encircles the bale 1 inthe usual manner, and is connected with the tie or buckle 2.

Buckle or tie 2 is formed with a body 4 bent at 5 so as to have an endmember6 and a top member 7. The end member 6 is provided with anaperture 8, and the top member 7 is provided with apertures 9 and 10,aperture 10 having a notch 11 extending downwardly into end 6 so as tobetter pinch the end of the wire 3, asshown in Fig. 1. In forming thenotch or aperture 9 the same is elongated and extends at an angle to thetie so as to present a spring bar 12 comparatively narrow, and beingformed of metal will spring to one side as the spur 13 is driven intobale 1. The spur 13 is provided with a hook or shoulder '14: which isdesigned to snap beneath bar 12, as shown in Figs. 2 and 1, when thespur has been driven into the bale 1. Spur 13 is the extreme end of theextension 15 and bent on line 16 while extension 15 is bent on line 17so that the extension will extend at an angle to the general directionof the blank. This arrangement of the extension at an angle, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, is of advantage in that it causes the strain to firmlyhold shoulder 14 beneath bar 12, and thereby positively prevents thespur from becoming disengaged from bale 1.

In Figs. 5 and 6 will be seen a slightly modified form of the inventionin which the blank 4 is bent at one end for forming an end member 6having an aperture 8 and a notch 11 which merges into a central slot 18extending longitudinally of the body of the blank. The aperture 18merges into a pair of small notches 19 and 20 having therebetween atongue 21 formed with a spur 22 having a shoulder 23. From Fig. 6 itwill be observed that in stamping out the tongue 21 an extension 24: isalso formed, which extension is designed to receive the shoulder 23after the spur 22 has been driven into the bale, tongue 21 beingsufliciently resilient to allow this action. The side of the blank issomewhat resilient and will give laterally, slightly, so that after theshoulder 23 has passed the extension 24 the extension 24: will snap overthe shoulder 23 and lock the shoulder against movement.

What I claim is 1. A bale tie formed with a body portion having anaperture therein, near one edge, and with an extension formed with aspur on the extreme end, said spur having a shoulder, said extensionbeing bent at an angle so that said spur may be driven through saidaperture, and said shoulder overlap said body.

2. A bale tie comprising a body formed with an aperture therein, and atongue eX- tending from near one end of said body, said tongue having ashoulder or hooked portion, said shoulder being designed to be passedthrough said aperture, said tongue extending in such a direction as tocause said shoulder to overlap part of said body, the tongue and bodybeing sufficiently resilient for causing the shoulder to snap past thebody and interlock therewith when in operative position.

3. A bale tie comprising a body formed with an aperture for receiving atie wire and with a resilient bar, said body having an extension formedwith a spur, said spur being formed with a shoulder over which said baris adapted to move when the spur is driven into position, said extensionbeing bent at an angle to the general direction of said body whereby,when said tie wire is engaged therewith on the side of the shoulder, thepull of the wire will give said extension a tendency to press saidshoulder beneath said bar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

IRWIN M. THOMPSON.

Witnesses:

HARDY M. J ONES, J. D. RoBnR'rsoN.

Copies of this patent may be ebtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

